Ingrown Toenails

Ingrown Toenails in Darwin

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Ingrown Toenails

Ingrown toenails are a dreaded, painful complaint affecting many people. There are plenty of factors involved in the different causes and types of ingrown toenails, but one factor is very clear; seeing your podiatrist for treatment is the best way to get fast and professional relief. Visit Acacia Podiatry at our Darwin or Palmerston location to find out about the most effective treatment options for your case.

Causes Of Ingrown Toenails

An ingrown toenail forms when either a sharp nail piece or “spicule” from the edge of the nail penetrates the adjacent skin fold, called the paronychium. They can also occur when there is too much pressure between the nail and the skin, causing inflammation and pain, sometimes leading to a break in the skin and infection.

These causes of an ingrown toenail can develop for a number of reasons:

Issues from footwear, such as tight or incorrect shaped fitting around the toes.
Incorrect cutting that can leave a nail too short or incorrectly shaped at the edges
Onychotillomania: the medical term we give for picking nails! Picking your nails can cause sharp spikes of nails, incorrect shape and inflammation that can bring on an ingrown toenail.
Trauma such as stubbing your toe, or having it stepped on.

Not only can we treat ingrown toenails, but we’ll be sure to assess any of the causes. Your podiatrist will advise on steps you can take to help prevent ingrown toenails from occurring. An important point is that seeing your podiatrist early gives a better chance of less pain and better outcomes.

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Treating Ingrown Toenails

We offer various ways to treat an ingrown toenail, depending on the severity of your condition. With an appointment at Acacia Podiatry, we look at finding the cause(s) and offering gentle, yet effective treatment. We have a range of options to numb and reduce pain to the affected toe to make sure you walk out with a happy, much less painful toe. Most often we can treat your nail on the day so that relief may be immediate or within 24 hours after depending on the type and severity.

Some patients may require surgery. At Acacia Podiatry, we use only specific and effective procedures for your ingrown toenail. We also understand that using options that are less painful are important. We offer options for pre-injection pain reduction and numbing of the skin. This allows for minimal feeling of any nasty needles, and proper care means that patients have a relatively pain-free procedure to resolve the ingrown nail.

Following our procedures, most people find there is much less pain after a nail surgery and often little pain in the following days. We always review the toe(s) within 3 days of the surgery, with no out of pocket expense to you. Normally we advise being less active on your feet for just these days until we have seen you. You are still able to weight-bear on your feet and walk after surgery.

If you are looking for a much less painful treatment with professional expertise, call us at Acacia Podiatry. Where possible, we prioritise bookings for ingrown toenails to reduce the chance of greater infection and ongoing pain.

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